Chicago Magnificent Mile Parade 2024 Parade. Mark the beginning of the holiday season with chicago's magnificent mile lights festival. The annual wintrust magnificent mile lights festival, which takes place on michigan avenue, is chicago's iconic christmas parade by nbc chicago staff • published.

Spectacular at approximately 7pm, which will be enhanced by the festival’s brilliant new lighting spectacle along the parade route near the. To wacker dr., then east on wacker to upper columbus.